CA2640299A1 - Collaborative electronic mail filtering - Google Patents

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CA2640299A1
CA2640299A1 CA002640299A CA2640299A CA2640299A1 CA 2640299 A1 CA2640299 A1 CA 2640299A1 CA 002640299 A CA002640299 A CA 002640299A CA 2640299 A CA2640299 A CA 2640299A CA 2640299 A1 CA2640299 A1 CA 2640299A1
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Nikos Kyprianou
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/212Monitoring or handling of messages using filtering or selective blocking
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/58Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A method is provided for collaboratively maintaining a filter program for a device. The method comprises the following steps. The filter program is registered with a remot e program in order to receive spam e-mail filter updates. Notification messages are then received from the remote program. The notification messages comprise spam e-mail filter updates defining at least one filter expression received at the remote program from a third party. The filter expression is applied at the filter program for identifying spam e-mail messages and the spam e-mail messages to the device are filtered. A computer readable medium comprising instructio ns for executing the method and a computing device configured to implement the method are als o provided.

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1. A method for collaboratively maintaining a filter program for a device, the method comprising the steps of:

registering the filter program with a remote program to receive spam e-mail filter updates;

receiving notification messages from the remote program, the notification messages comprising spam e-mail filter updates defining at least one filter expression received at the remote program from a third party;

applying the filter expression at the filter program for identifying spam e-mail messages; and filtering the spam e-mail messages to the device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote program is a spam web service.
3. The method of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the filter program is executing on a mobile data server.
4. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the filter program is executing on the device.
5. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of filtering the spam e-mail messages comprises inhibiting the spam e-mail messages from being transmitted from the device.
6. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of filtering the spam e-mail messages comprises adding an identifier to the spam e-mail message for display on the device.
7. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the step of registering the filter program with the remote program comprises identifying predefined specific criteria for the filter expression in order to receive the notification message.
8 8. A computer readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computing device configured to collaboratively maintain a filter program for a mobile communication device, cause the computing device to implement the steps of:
registering the filter program with a remote program to receive spam e-mail filter updates;
receiving notification messages from the remote program, the notification messages comprising spam e-mail filter updates defining at least one filter expression received at the remote program from a third party;
applying the filter expression at the filter program for identifying spam e-mail messages; and filtering the spam e-mail messages to the device.
9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computing device is a mobile data server.
10. The computer readable medium of claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the computing device is the mobile communication device.
11. A computing device for collaboratively maintaining a filter program for a mobile communication device, the computing device comprising:
a communication device configured to communicate with a remote program;
storage for storing at least one filter expression; and a processor configured to:

register the filter program with the remote program via the communication device in order to receive spam e-mail filter updates;
receiving notification messages from the remote program via the communication device, the notification messages comprising spam e-mail filter updates defining at least one filter expression received at the remote program from a third party;
applying the filter expression at the filter program for identifying spam e-mail messages; and filtering the spam e-mail messages to the device.
12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the remote program is a spam web service.
13. The computing device of claim 11 or claim 12, wherein the computing device is the mobile data server.
14. The computing device of any of claims 11 to 13, wherein the computing device is the mobile communication device.
15. The computing device of any of claims 11 to 14, wherein processor is configured to filter the spam e-mail messages by inhibiting the spam e-mail messages from being transmitted from the device.
16. The computing device of any of claims 11 to 15, wherein processor is configured to filter the spam e-mail messages by adding an identifier to the spam e-mail message from display on the device.
17. The computing device of claims 11 to 16, wherein the processor is configured to register the filter program with the remote program by identifying predefined specific criteria for the filter expression in order to receive the notification message.
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